I have no idea why Wilder took this fight for probably like 1/4 the money he would have got for fighting Dillian Whyte. It's a tougher fight and the latter would get him more known for a superfight with AJ thus more money down the line.

I have no idea why Wilder took this fight for probably like 1/4 the money he would have got for fighting Dillian Whyte. It's a tougher fight and the latter would get him more known for a superfight with AJ thus more money down the line.

He should beat Whyte easily imo, I don't really get why he'd turn down 3m to do so.

Btw does Ortiz give up his WBA mandatory spot for this, because that would seem madness too if that's the case, throwing away the AJ payday.

Then again both are Haymon fighters and maybe he is dictating everything.

He should beat Whyte easily imo, I don't really get why he'd turn down 3m to do so.Btw does Ortiz give up his WBA mandatory spot for this, because that would seem madness too if that's the case, throwing away the AJ payday.Then again both are Haymon

How he is mandatory is beyond me, he lost the belt to Wilder, fought 1 bum in 2 years, and that's enough to be mandataory ffs . Don King influence of course, but it's sorta bs that ruins politics. Literally no-one wants to see that fight again. Wilder won clear first time.

Stiverne is mandatory, so it's him.How he is mandatory is beyond me, he lost the belt to Wilder, fought 1 bum in 2 years, and that's enough to be mandataory ffs . Don King influence of course, but it's sorta bs that ruins politics. Literally no-one w

I guess the reasoning is that he was meant to fight Povetkin for the mandatory and he won by default . But he should have had to do more than beat Povetkin to get mandatory status as he lost the belt in a landslide decision.

Then the fight he actually did have against that journeyman he only won on points and was knocked on his ass by the guy . And that was someone who had been KO'd by Audley

Incredible . It's like if Charles Martin was AJ's mandatory .I guess the reasoning is that he was meant to fight Povetkin for the mandatory and he won by default . But he should have had to do more than beat Povetkin to get mandatory status as he los